Eduardo Hochschild
ChairmanEduardo Hochschild
ChairmanJoined the Group in 1987 and appointed Chairman in 2006.
Key skills and competencies Over 30 years’ involvement with the Group Extensive board experience of companies in Latin America Proven ability to implement long-term strategies in both the non-profit and corporate sectors
Current external appointments
- Commercial:Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (Chairman), Non-Executive Director of Banco de Credito del Peru.
- Non-profit: UTEC (Chairman), TECSUP, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima (Chairman), Conferencia Episcopal Peruana.
Previous experience
Eduardo joined the Hochschild Group in 1987 as Safety Assistant at the Arcata unit, becoming Head of the Hochschild Mining Group in 1998. Eduardo is the Company’s largest shareholder with a c.38% interest.
Committee membership
- Nomination
Jorge Born Jr.
Non-Executive DirectorJorge Born Jr.
Non-Executive DirectorAppointed to the Board in 2006.
Key skills and competencies
- Extensive experience of managing international businesses
- Deep understanding of sociopolitical issues in Latin America
- Corporate finance
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Consult & Co. (President and CEO), Caldenes S.A., Dufry AG (Deputy Chairman).
- Non-profit: Bunge and Born Charitable Foundation (President).
Previous experience
Jorge served as a Director and Deputy Chairman of international agribusiness, Bunge between 2001 and 2010. He previously served as Head of European operations and Head of the UK operations.
Committee membership
- Nomination
Jill Gardiner
Independent Non-Executive DirectorJill Gardiner
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed to the Board in August 2020.
Key skills and competencies
- Corporate Finance, strategy and M&A
- Extensive experience on listed company boards
- Governance of executive compensation
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Chair of Capital Power Corporation
- Non-profit: ARC Foundation (Chair)
Previous experience
Jill has been a professional corporate director since 2010 having previously spent over 20 years in the investment banking industry. She held a number of senior leadership roles at RBC Capital Markets and provided strategic M&A advice to, and helped raise capital for, corporations with a focus on the power, pipeline, infrastructure, and certain commodity related industries. She also formerly held positions at an energy regulation board and as a university lecturer in corporate finance and human resource management.
Committee membership
- Audit
- Nomination
- Remuneration
Tracey Kerr
Independent Non-Executive DirectorTracey Kerr
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed to the Board in December 2021.
Key skills and competencies
- Extensive experience of managing sustainability in mining
- Geology having overseen global exploration activities
- UK listed company governance
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Non-Executive Director of Antofagasta plc
Previous experience
Tracey spent almost 10 years working for Anglo American plc, most recently as the Group Head of Sustainable Development (Sept 2020 to April 2021) having previously also been accountable for safety, operational risk management and sustainable development across the Anglo American group (Jan 2016 to August 2020).
Prior to working in sustainability, Tracey worked as a geologist where, between July 2008 and August 2011, she oversaw Vale’s exploration activities in the Americas and subsequently joined Anglo American as Group Head of Exploration where she was responsible for exploration activities in 15 countries. Tracey served as a Non-Executive Director of Polymetal International plc from January 2018 to March 2022 where she also chaired the Safety and Sustainability Committee and was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Committee membership
- Nomination
- Sustainability
Eduardo Landin
Chief Executive OfficerEduardo Landin
Chief Executive OfficerAppointed to the Board in August 2023.
Key skills and competencies
- Long-standing experience in overseeing mining operations and leading project development
- Broad knowledge of Strategic Planning and Operational Control
- Executive MBA, Chartered Mechanical Engineer, Fellow of the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Tiernan Gold
- Non-profit: Patronato Universidad del Pacifico Director
Eduardo Landin became CEO of Hochschild Mining PLC in August 2023. Prior to that, he served as COO of the Company from March 2013. He joined the Company in January 2008 as General Manager of Argentinian operations. In 2011, he became General Manager of Projects with direct responsibility for the development of the Inmaculada and Crespo Advanced Projects. Before joining the Company, Mr. Landin held the position of Corporate Development Manager at Cementos Pacasmayo, an associate company of the Hochschild Group and prior to that, served in the Government of Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines and worked for Repsol S.A. in England, Spain and Peru for over 10 years. Mr. Landin is a British Chartered Mechanical Engineer and holds a B.Eng (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and an Executive MBA from the Universidad de Piura, Peru. He is also a Fellow of the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- Sustainability
Joanna Pearson
Independent Non-Executive DirectorJoanna Pearson
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed to the Board in October 2023.
Key skills and competencies
- Extensive experience of public company financial reporting and risk management
- Mining sector board experience
- Listed company governance
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Goldshore Resources Inc.
Previous experience
Joanna was formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the FTSE 100 company, Endeavour Mining plc (2020 - 2023), and, prior to that, was an audit partner at Deloitte LLP, Vancouver for 12 years where she conducted multinational audit engagements for US and Canadian listed companies primarily in mining and emerging markets.
Since June 2021, Joanna has been a Non-Executive director of Goldshore Resources Inc., a junior resource exploration company listed on the TSX-Venture exchange in Canada, where she also chairs the company's Audit Committee.
Joanna is a Chartered Professional Accountant of British Columbia.
Committee membership
- Audit
- Nomination
- Remuneration
Michael Rawlinson
Senior Independent DirectorMichael Rawlinson
Senior Independent DirectorAppointed to the Board in 2016 and as Senior Independent Director in January 2018.
Key skills and competencies
- Significant knowledge of the mining sector
- Corporate finance, strategy and M&A
- Listed company governance
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Non-Executive Director of Capital Drilling Limited and Adriatic Metals plc
Previous experience
Michael’s career of over 20 years culminated in his role as Global Co-Head of Mining and Metals at Barclays Investment Bank. Before that, he was one of the co-founding directors at boutique investment bank, Liberum Capital having worked as a corporate financier and equity research analyst covering the mining sector at JP Morgan, Cazenove and Flemings.
Committee membership
- Audit
- Nomination
- Remuneration
- Sustainability
Mike Sylvestre
Independent Non-Executive DirectorMike Sylvestre
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed to the Board in May 2022.
Key skills and competencies
- Extensive experience of managing mining operations
- In-depth knowledge of the Canadian market, a key mining hub
- Mining Engineering (B.Sc and M.Sc. from McGill University and Queen’s University respectively)
Current external appointments
- Commercial: Senior Vice President, Operations, at Kinross Gold Corp and a Non-Executive Director of TSX-listed Nickel Creek Platinum Corp.
Previous experience
Mike served as a Director and Interim CEO of TSX-listed Claude Resources Inc. Mike spent a significant portion of his career with Vale Canada (formerly Inco Ltd) where he held key senior management positions domestically and internationally. Most notably, he held the position of CEO New Caledonia and President, Manitoba Operations. He previously served as Vice President of Operations for PT Vale Indonesia. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in partnership with the Rotman School of Management.
Committee membership
- Sustainability
- Nomination
Raj Bhasin
Company SecretaryRaj Bhasin
Company SecretaryJoined the Group and was appointed Company Secretary in 2007.
Key skills and competencies
Raj is a solicitor and Chartered Secretary with over 20 years’ experience in FTSE-listed companies. He has significant experience in corporate and commercial law.
Previous experience
Raj previously served as Deputy Company Secretary and Commercial Counsel at Burberry Group plc.